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FOLDING BBD. No. 523,983.- Patented Aug. 7, 1894.

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SAMUEL HAWVER, OF UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA.

FOLDING BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 523,983, dated August7,1894.

Application led December 12, 1892. SerialNo. 454,954. (No model.)

a bed that may be warmed at will with the' least outlay of labor orexpense, I therefore placemy bed in a recess in the wall of thevhouse-thereby bringing it in right relations to the building tovaccomplish my object; second, to remove the bed entirely from the roomduring the day; third, by placing it in the Wall it may be built in withthe house, thereby becoming a permanent fixture; thus obviating thenecessity of moving them from house to house; fourth, to furnish a bedthat would permit the occupant to sleep with his head out of the coldcurrents along the wall, by placing the head at or near the center ofthe room; at the same time just as practical for sleeping with the headnext to the wall; fifth, to produce a thoroughly practical, healthy bedat a minimum cost. I attain these objects in the manner illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which-,-

Figure l, is a front view partly in section of the bed folded in arecess in the wall out of use-for the day. Fig. 2, represents a sidesectional view; the dotted vertical lines show the position of the bedduring the day, the solid vertical lines marking the recess. Thehorizontal solid lines in Fig. 2 show the bed The dotted lines at theright hand of the horizontal lines in Fig. 2 suggest the position of thebed when brought out from the recess. Fig. 3, shows a sectional view ofthe foot end of the bed (or in some instances it may be the head end); Ishall, however, in my detail specification treat it wholly as the footend. Fig. 4 is a face View of the wall recess showing the valves inplace. Fig. 5 is a vertical section drawn through the bed and recess,and Fig. 6 is a detail view.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several figures.

My bed is shown as formed with the bottom F, outer end board E, innerhead board E and side rails E2, the-A latter being slotted at c2longitudinally for the cross shaft F and provided adjacent to said slotswith racks cs to be meshed bypinionsf on said shaft. The shaft F isjournaled to the support which is shown as consisting ofthe wall of thebuilding, and has a hand wheelX by which it may be conveniently turned.,By turning this shaft the bed when lowered may be adj usted from thefull line position Fig. 2 out to the outer dotted position same ligure.

In supporting theI outer end of the bed I employ the legs G which arepivoted at Gr to the bed bottom F and swing laterally so that when thebed is closed up said legs may be turned in to form panels or parts ofpanels as shown in Fig. 1 and yet will drop by gravity when the bed isopened to the desired position. These legs have at their lower endsrollers gjournaled properly to roll when the bed is adjusted out and inas before described.

Adjacent to the outer end board E I support a clothes holder I-I whichis inthe nature of a bail having its arms H pivoted to the bed and-itscross bar H2 extended across the same so that said cross bar may beturned against the end board E when the bed islowered and in use or maybe turned down over and against the bed clothes as shown in the upperdotted lines to hold the clothesto the bed as desired.

At the opposite end of the bed I provide a holder .I Whose purpose is to-hold the bed clothes out from the mattress when the bed is folded topermit the circulation of air in between the bed clothes and mattress.holder J is similar to the holder H except that its arms J are bent toLshape forminga flat portion to rest against the bed frame and enablethe cross bar to hold the clothes as shown in dotted lines Fig. 2.

ln the inner end board E are provided two flues h3 and b2 which in thefolded adjustment of the bed register with inlet liues B3 B3 presentlydescribed.

In the wall or partition is formed a recess C sufficiently deep and highto receive the bed the bottom F .of which forms a paneled front for saidrecess when adjusted to the p0- sition shown in Fig. 1, it 4fittingsnugly between the side moldings A as shown. This recess C is depressedat B slightly below the This level of the oorB as shown in Fig. 2. FluesB2 and B3 lead into the recess and a flue B4 leads therefrom. One o fthe inlet ilues admits fresh outside air while the other admits warm airwhich may be supplied by a furnace, stove, gas jet, lamp or otherheater. Valves are provided by which to regulate and stop the flow ofhot or cold air. These valves are arranged to be automatically openedwhen the bed is folded into the recess and to be closed when the bed isopened but they may also be opened and shut by hand as desired. By thisconstruction the bed can be thoroughly aired in the day time Withouttaking up any iioor space and can be conveniently heated at night beforeusing.

It will be preferred to provide an additional air controlling valve sothat in case the outside air is too damp the house keeper can close theair inlet Without disturbing the bed. The outlet flue from the wallrecess may open into a chimney or may discharge between the studding orbe otherwise provided with an exit.

The bed is balanced With counterweights B5 which may be arranged asshown in Fig. l or otherwise as desired.

In operation the bed may be raised out of the room and form. a neatpaneled or mirrowed section in one side thereof or may be lowered on theshaft F as an axis and then run out by means of the shaft and pinionsand rack as described.

In Fig. 6 I show a spring actuated safety lock for fastening thebed inplace When such bed is folded to position for use.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination substantially as described of the wall having aVentilating flue or opening, the valve controlling said opening, thefolding bed and connections whereby the movements of the bed will effectthe opening and closing of the valve, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination substantially as described of the wall having arecess, the bed arranged to fold thereinto and flues in the bed andrecess arranged to register when the bed is folded substantially as setforth.

3. The combination substantially as described of the wall having arecess flues coinmunicatin g therewith, valves controlling said fluesthe bed arranged to fold into and out of said recess and connectionsbetween said valves and the bed whereby the movements of the bed willoperate the valves all substantially as set forth.

4. The combination substantially as describedof the Wall having arecess, and tlues communicating therewith the bed arranged to fold intoand out of said recess and automatically operated valves by which tocontrol said flues by the opening and closing of the bed substantiallyas set forth.

5. The combination of a cross shaft having a pinion, bearings for saidshaft and the folding bed held to and movable longitudinally upon saidshaft and having a rack meshed with the wheel of said shaft,substantially as set forth.

6. A folding bed having its side rails provided with longitudinal slotsand provided adjacent to said slots with racks the shaft passed throughsaid slots and having pinions meshing with' the racks and bearings forsaid shaft substantially as set forth.

7. A pivoted folding bed provided with a pivoted bail like clothesholder extended transversely across the bed and adapted to fit below andhold the covering or bed clothes out away from the bed, substantially asset forth.

8. A pivoted folding bed provided at its opposite ends With clothesholders one of which is adapted to hold the covering to the bed and theother to hold such covering out away from the bed substantially as setforth.

SAMUEL HAWVER.

Witnesses:

B. T. TILDEN, C. J. LIPE.

